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30-October-2007, 08:34 PM
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An Even More Massive Black Hole
Wait, stop the internet! Remember when I said the most massive black hole had been discovered? Sorry, that record has been broken by an even more "most massive black hole". ...
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31-October-2007, 01:46 AM
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One must remember that this black hole is just the record for so-called 'stellar mass black holes'. There are also thought to be super-massive black holes at the centers of galaxies that have millions to billions of solar masses. Stellar-mass black holes are primarily formed by the supernovae phase of massive stars, while super-massive black holes are formed by the extreme density at the galactic centers and then grow by subsequent 'eating' of all the nearby matter.
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31-October-2007, 01:18 PM
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I wonder if the inflationary period and the formation of primordial (supermassive) black holes could be linked? Last edited by John Mendenhall; 31-October-2007 at 01:18 PM. Reason: typo
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31-October-2007, 02:53 PM
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We are aware of these objects because they are emitting at very high wavelengths. We do not know the net energy budget.
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jwj It's ok not to know. We should try harder to find out.
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